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Texas starting QB in 2015 will be the one who "wins the team"

When the Texas Longhorns coaches decide who will start the season opener against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on September 5, it will come down to a popularity contest decided by the players themselves.

There's no joke here -- head coach Charlie Strong said last Thursday that the quarterback who "wins the team" will earn the title of QB 1.

"I'm going to sit (the entire team) down in the locker room and ask 'em, ‘Who do y'all like best?'" redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard said jokingly.

Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose, right?